Stolen Vehicle Recovery

Officer successfully tagged stolen vehicle containing two suspects. One suspect had two warrants and the other suspect with active probable cause for armed robbery. Suspects did not exceed posted speed limit once tagged.

Two suspects apprehended without injury stolen vehicle was recovered without damage.

Approximately 75% of interviewed suspects reported they would slow down...when they are free from the police show of authority by emergency lights or sirens... Schultz & Alpert, 2010, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin

Having the ability to track the suspects gives us
the opportunity to put the right assets in place to make
an orderly arrest of the suspects and detention of everyone in the vehicle. When we tag a vehicle,
speeds come down, there is less chance of a crash, nobody gets hurt and we don’t get sued.
Good things happen 100 percent of the time and that seldom happens given the uncertainties in our line of work. – Georgia Agency

I was able to tag the vehicle from outside of my cruiser using the StarChase remote fob,
and then tracked the suspect at posted speed limits,
as he drove unknowingly through neighborhood streets to avoid apprehension.
GPS technology continues to benefit us in the field. – Arizona Agency

The GPS pursuit management system not only helps us track fleeing suspects,
but also helps us locate them and take them into custody without engaging in a
high-speed pursuits that could jeopardize public safety. – Arizona Agency

When we tag a fleeing vehicle and stop the chase, speeds from the fleeing motorist come down.
This lessens the likelihood of a crash, possible injuries to all those involved, including the
innocent motoring public and of course, the likelihood of a lawsuit diminishes. – Arizona Agency

The StarChase system is a proven, less-lethal technology that provides a significant tactical advantage to law enforcement officers in failure-to-yield or high-risk flight situations. Once a vehicle is tagged it enables a dispatcher to track the suspect in real time using a web-based mapping program. The officer remains on the street, a potentially dangerous pursuit is avoided, and the offender can then be safely apprehended.